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If you upgrade a virtual machine, it might need a new name. Here's how to rechristen it.

Rename a Virtual Machine in VMware Fusion -

If you upgrade a virtual machine, it might need a new name. Here's how to rechristen it.

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How to Rename a Virtual Machine in VMware Fusion

CNET How To Rename a virtual machine in VMware Fusion. Tom Merritt: When I upgraded my VMware Fusion virtual machine of Windows Vista to Windows 7 everything went smoothly except for the name. It was still called Windows Vista in the VMware library, here is how I changed that little annoying things. First make sure your virtual machine is powered off, not suspended powered all the way off. Then find your virtual machines folder, its most likely in documents, right or control click on the virtual machine file you want to rename and select show package contents, find the .vmx file, right or control click and open with text edit or your favorite text editor. Find the line called display name and change that to the name you want, in my case Window 7.0 then save the file. Now go launch VMware Fusion in the library select the wrongly named machine and delete it but this is important choose keep file, now go back into finder to your virtual machines folder and rename the virtual machine file name to the correct name. Now go back to the VMware library choose file and then open and browse to the newly renamed virtual machine, select it and when it asks if the VM is moved, select I copied it. And voila your VM has a new name, think a good name won't you, I am Tom Merritt cnet.com. CNET How To.

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Tom Merritt: When I upgraded my VMware Fusion virtual machine of Windows Vista to Windows 7 everything went smoothly except for the name. It was still called Windows Vista in the VMware library, here is how I changed that little annoying things. First make sure your virtual machine is powered off, not suspended powered all the way off. Then find your virtual machines folder, its most likely in documents, right or control click on the virtual machine file you want to rename and select show package contents, find the .vmx file, right or control click and open with text edit or your favorite text editor. Find the line called display name and change that to the name you want, in my case Window 7.0 then save the file.

Now go launch VMware Fusion in the library select the wrongly named machine and delete it but this is important choose keep file, now go back into finder to your virtual machines folder and rename the virtual machine file name to the correct name. Now go back to the VMware library choose file and then open and browse to the newly renamed virtual machine, select it and when it asks if the VM is moved, select I copied it. And voila your VM has a new name, think a good name won't you, I am Tom Merritt cnet.com.

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